Leaflet Name: Clearway/ Clearway 2 cough assistor
Leaflet Lead Name: Verity Ford
Date Leaflet Developed: January 2021
Date Leaflet Approved: 15/04/2021
Issue Date: April 2021
Review Date: April 2024
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Version No: 5
NIV Co-ordinator
Tel: 0151 529 3504
Available: Mon
– Fri, 9 am - 2 pm.
Feeling Unwell?
If you are feeling unwell and need medical
advice please contact your own G.P. who
will be able to assess and advise you.
If you are taken acutely unwell and require
admission to your local hospital please
take your cough assistor and this booklet
with you.
Travelling abroad with your cough
assistor
Most machines can be used abroad if
using a plug adaptor.
You must ensure that your machine is
taken as hand luggage. The ventilation
team can provide you with a letter to allow
this.
Tel 0151 529 8944
If you are unsure about travelling please
contact the physiotherapists for advice.
Are there any alternatives?
Your physiotherapist may be able to teach
you exercises, positions or supported
cough techniques which may help you to
clear mucus.
There is also a simple device called a
breath stacker which may help people
with weak coughs to clear mucus.
Please ask your physiotherapist if you
require any more information about these
alternatives.
Useful resources
If you require a special edition of
this leaflet
This leaflet is available in large print,
Braille, on audio tape or disk and in other
languages on request. Please contact:
Tel No:
0151 529 2906
Email: interpretationandtranslation
@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
